Friday, November 12
Hamden, Conn.
7:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
8-1-2
5
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3
Arizona State
6-5-0
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3
F
Arizona St.
2
1
0
3
Quinnipiac
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Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com
#5/5 Quinnipiac Scores Five Unanswered to Defeat Arizona State
11/12/2021 9:38:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Bongiovanni, Smilanic Each Score Twice in Win
HAMDEN, Conn. – #5/5 Quinnipiac men's ice hockey scored five unanswered goals in the final two periods to defeat Arizona State on Friday night at the People's United Center. Senior captain Wyatt Bongiovanni and sophomore Ty Smilanic each scored twice for the Bobcats in the 5-3 win.
The Sun Devils scored twice in the first period to jump ahead of the Bobcats and then scored 75 seconds into the second to extend the lead to three.
Junior Jayden Lee got the hosts on the board five minutes later after two tremendous passes by Ethan de Jong and TJ Friedmann set up Lee on the back post for his second goal of the year.
Less than three minutes later, Smilanic notched a powerplay tally to cut the deficit to one. Bongiovanni and Zach Metsa earned helpers on the third of the year for the sophomore.
Quinnipiac continued to apply pressure in the third period, but was unable to equalize until Bongiovanni fired a top-shelf laser past the ASU goaltender to tie things up with 10:03 to play in regulation.
The captain struck again just minutes later when Guus van Nes sent him on a breakaway and he finished through the five hole to give Quinnipiac the lead.
Smilanic sealed the deal in the final minute as he deflected a neutral zone pass and then watched as the puck caromed off the boards and just snuck across the goal line of ASU's empty net.
SCORE
#5/5 Quinnipiac 5, Arizona State 3
RECORDS
#5/5 Quinnipiac (8-1-2, 2-0-0 ECAC) | Arizona State (6-5-0)
LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1 - 6:41 - QU 0, ASU 1 - Christopher Grando (1), assisted by Demetrios Koumontzis and William Knierim
Period 1 - 17:52 - QU 0, ASU 2 - Colin Theisen (PPG), assisted by Jack Becker and Matthew Kopperud
Period 2 - 1:14 - QU 0, ASU 3 - Matthew Kopperud, assisted by Sean Dhooghe
Period 2 - 5:56 - QU 1, ASU 3 - Jayden Lee, assisted by TJ Friedmann and Ethan de Jong
Period 2 - 8:41 - QU 2, ASU 3 - Ty Smilanic (PPG), assisted by Wyatt Bongiovanni and Zach Metsa
Period 3 - 9:57 - QU 3, ASU 3 - Wyatt Bongiovanni, assisted by Zach Metsa
Period 3 - 12:51 - QU 4, ASU 3 - Wyatt Bongiovanni, assisted Guus van Nes
Period 3 - 19:03 - QU 5, ASU 3 - Ty Smilanic (EN), unassisted
NOTES
The Sun Devils scored twice in the first period to jump ahead of the Bobcats and then scored 75 seconds into the second to extend the lead to three.
Junior Jayden Lee got the hosts on the board five minutes later after two tremendous passes by Ethan de Jong and TJ Friedmann set up Lee on the back post for his second goal of the year.
Less than three minutes later, Smilanic notched a powerplay tally to cut the deficit to one. Bongiovanni and Zach Metsa earned helpers on the third of the year for the sophomore.
Quinnipiac continued to apply pressure in the third period, but was unable to equalize until Bongiovanni fired a top-shelf laser past the ASU goaltender to tie things up with 10:03 to play in regulation.
The captain struck again just minutes later when Guus van Nes sent him on a breakaway and he finished through the five hole to give Quinnipiac the lead.
Smilanic sealed the deal in the final minute as he deflected a neutral zone pass and then watched as the puck caromed off the boards and just snuck across the goal line of ASU's empty net.
SCORE
#5/5 Quinnipiac 5, Arizona State 3
RECORDS
#5/5 Quinnipiac (8-1-2, 2-0-0 ECAC) | Arizona State (6-5-0)
LOCATION
People's United Center | Hamden, Conn.
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1 - 6:41 - QU 0, ASU 1 - Christopher Grando (1), assisted by Demetrios Koumontzis and William Knierim
Period 1 - 17:52 - QU 0, ASU 2 - Colin Theisen (PPG), assisted by Jack Becker and Matthew Kopperud
Period 2 - 1:14 - QU 0, ASU 3 - Matthew Kopperud, assisted by Sean Dhooghe
Period 2 - 5:56 - QU 1, ASU 3 - Jayden Lee, assisted by TJ Friedmann and Ethan de Jong
Period 2 - 8:41 - QU 2, ASU 3 - Ty Smilanic (PPG), assisted by Wyatt Bongiovanni and Zach Metsa
Period 3 - 9:57 - QU 3, ASU 3 - Wyatt Bongiovanni, assisted by Zach Metsa
Period 3 - 12:51 - QU 4, ASU 3 - Wyatt Bongiovanni, assisted Guus van Nes
Period 3 - 19:03 - QU 5, ASU 3 - Ty Smilanic (EN), unassisted
NOTES
- Bongiovanni notched the sixth multi-goal game and 14th multi-point game of his career, while Smilanic earned his third multi-goal and sixth multi-point outing of his career.
- The win was first time Quinnipiac has overcome a three-goal deficit since January 29, 2016 at Dartmouth. The Bobcats trailied 5-2 in that game before earning a 7-5 victory.
- First year goaltender Yaniv Perets made 18 saves to earn his fifth-straight victory, improving to 5-0-1 on the season.
- Smilanic and Bongiovanni both have eight points on the season after tonight, one shy of Metsa for the team lead.
- Quinnipiac and Arizona State play again on Saturday night at 7:00 PM.
- For more information on Quinnipiac men's ice hockey, visit gobobcats.com/mih and follow the Bobcats on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_MIH.
Team Stats
ASU
QUI
Shots
21
37
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
3
Penalty Mins
8
6
Faceoffs Won
27
43
Game Leaders
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
10
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
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